The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-27

"- NH- w AHHH ' We
act only hy general agreement. For in
stance, We have 9.p'cd on q regulation for
sIua,tCr rights. ltis this II q man IN.
iorjakys 90 hold a claim-tbc ,gusttcr
claim is leo 1crs-h ne may 10 81. but Juy
ono person claiming OF controlling ans
morc than LOO acres shall forfeit b0th
claims To the Gr,t families coming into the
Territory wanting such land We also
adopted a resolution calling ior another
election Go hC held NOyCmlST = Isl, for
min senatorial c0uUcilucn and t]orrtvyn
delegate CHutVilmyn, We retained the
name ',uuUriluCn ~ that 10 might nos
b. though, ne WCrC assuming the duties oi
q strictly legislative body, The Territory
VAS divided los the SINE corncilmcn into
thrCc senatorial d.S'Jc,sby meridian lines,
and soytu delegate districts by township
lines That election MAS held On the Sth
of last month, and tWCuty.thuc good,
representative men elected, Who met in
Beaver December 5, AMI are now iu s's.
Son. Al the same election q. II. Chase
was chosen a delegate 10 represent the
Territory in The Eiiticth Congress, and |
have accordingly come to Washington 10
do what ! can 20 wrt territorial government
Tor the 10000 people who live In that Ter
ritory. There viii be- $4,000 there next
year, because ii territorial government Is
organized for as IL is anticipated that ut
least 1900 people will go in there within
another year.
: GooD u@rGiNSIyG.
@. -Nou have not made any attempt rs
vet 20 frame q constitution, supposc2
A.-No, sir. We took an oath that We
would support the constitution Of the
United States, and We thought that was
enough lor q beginning.
q Is there general peace and orlcr
among the 10000 pcoplc2 Ayes, sir.
So far We have been fortunate enough 90
maintain peace and order, and our fam
lilies feel M safe there az they would in
Washington city. We have had horse
thieves among us who undertook to locate
there md run our horses into Kansas and
sell them. | believe ono-hnli Of the horses
have been stolen from the farmers during
the last year and taken into other States
aud sold.
Q-llayc YOU caught any Of those fell
loWsl A.-lcs. l4tst March two OF them
were caught and shot down. There was u
coruncrs inquest held over the bodies,
nnd il was decided that they were bad
citizens aud were removed for the public
good, aud the law abiding people then
brrathvd easter. You could hear that
remark Oh over tlc Territory. Tho hOdics
were boxed mp and scnt 10 their friends.
Another gang assembled in tho Territory
last October. and q quarrel arosc between
the horse thieves and the gamblers. The
gamblers began o. Kill the thieves Ia save
their own lives but boz their efforts 90 do
that they ouiy sno7-elel IN getting one OF
them. They sI0i him "a the street, and
the others Iai iniu de iJan. That night
the vll1iFL ir- - kaF the thieves
would utrru anl A. iiEm. AMI IN that
way a. .U. rrl II t-rus rD1. then Wc
have bal rsrh.rt r1rr-hHFe Tfrg hal n
Tllrrl .r lIst IN our dvn We have "a
ctr nlrsiaI ly the nams 81 NlifI.
llrataI n Lrarer We pHy arm 80 a
u.nta
NV rtvu "a HtHrn
. v Ir rIu uiH' fhat monrv' 4
The hU mon pay o. The mrrThuuGi
rHF a. "a Month amt .iu ulunnH ur ligsil
81 d month rIrH W. huvn tisarurfl
rr9rah,Ir sT-Hut lir uIrlHl We uuko
.fI rfrlI fenHr u rlFr weapons lltr1r
INUuIH .ra rvHr q rHUurl fllut vas
r.rr ~ faaear n Aiuust
s al -Iu 1Hr .lr uur1r' A.
OIL d. sra or Ua az 5urgu' .ulur
Do r-l ari fsv s rnirrt liUurr
euDryh if.m trr -srr.f 1G trflv Che
small @.,T.rHss nj grlurnr hrlughUut
sour frultlrT A.4fr ur ..sv arr 8i
willing o. rIufrHsr We have a rErDl
alec. iur noe support 1i vh.rh " tax d4s
saloons q q moth. anil 'l. business l.ru
generally pay FL mlnaI o. falt sIrpoas
There b. an aysflg ci tfy scholars is
Beaver What ! Gay 0i EsasF i r VIII
respect io iho whole tsUItlfT We gfly
/ seldom bear 1i o. fsh. angVhfrr Iu fs
territory between iullfdlas. III only
| ,um, that BE- likely o. bc called 90 fLr
| notice II tho people is the s4Iar.lg
ON GOO much land, Ur on other pe
| land That vas ffst attempted 90
/ De- rltlpl by arbitration. U.fe afbi
/ traitors were selected nom u.igliDv, AMI
+ either party being dissatisfied with their
/ decision l1s an appeal from ihe fr.t 1fhi
tI1iiUn, hN paying b. into the public treas.
my. iur i've uthitcrs, each ,Ifty selecting
two. aud the four s.lruiiur o. hfh nrb.icr.
That IN the highest court vc have. Tho
decision ui the tyo arhiiru o. hnil.
q llgs tl,lc ir,n % case nn thc pant OF
u man tu resist % verdict that has gone
against him. Al do not think there
has lcyu u cIsr reported. We have sot.
tied % gryIt many troubles.
now prHs ,UE o|otrrctrp.
q How jo you %rullrJt debts. ur 10 Won
io tlmt7 s. Wcll. take for instance the
,Jsg 0l Mn. I~orkinghurrh. She came -
Beaver Inst March, having In her pus,rs
Sion uni,, i1 thr amount nl about SlnO
against % man living In the vicinity ui
Beaver inT borrowed money. She Jaw him
,.iuUI Times. lie sent her 10 ihr hotel boz
Beaver, telling her hc would ply her
hulul until ho RAISED lhu money inr hcg
Toe landlord bearded her one week. ant
Chen refused IT, tHko this man ior tho
! tUIrl blu. She then applied a. tlr riti.
Dyn, lur Irdu producing the notes CO.,
p CNidrrn" ui bis indebtedness. The ,iti.
Gems met and appointed q sheriff, Who
O. sulycl five tons oi hlrhcl wire that this
man had Just imported from the United
states, uul advertised II lor sale. II was
sold and the proceeds turned over iu the
Lady u id not pay the debt In fall, but
~ sh,, ht.ng satisfied, gave mp the notes to
ihu u.u. and returned 90 her home la the
Nt7ta The citizens u Beaver ailcrvard
i,'.l tyti letters from people In the State
I, lu..I which this man Cumo. asking Ion A
/. copy 1T thc laws oi No Mans Land, under
q which this debt WAS collected. ON tho
S. ground that under their laws they had
c failed 10 collect Of this man Tor tNcni,
v. ycars.
y 80 rsg roR LAWYERS.
- q Have you any lawyers In the Ter
N FiiOty' Al do mot think Thorn \. .